Job Description
Who We Are Founded in 1926, the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation is a private, not-for-profit educational, historic, and cultural institution that owns and operates one of the largest and best-known museum complexes in the world. Our mission is "that the future may learn from the past" through preserving and restoring 18th-century Williamsburg, Virginia's colonial capital. We engage, inform, and inspire people to learn about this historic capital, the events that occurred here, and the diverse peoples who helped shape a new nation.
Today, Colonial Williamsburg is the largest living history museum in the U.S. The Historic Area is the 301-acre restored colonial capital with 88 original buildings and 525 buildings reconstructed to how they appeared in the 18th century through extensive archaeological, architectural, and documentary research. The Historic Area is staffed by highly trained, historically dressed interpreters and expert tradespeople who bring the 18th century to life. The Foundation also owns and operates two world-class museums, the DeWitt Wallace Decorative Arts Museum, and the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, The Bob and Marion Wilson Teacher Institute, and a renowned research library, the John D Rockefeller Jr Library.
Additionally, Colonial Williamsburg is home to five world class accommodations at the Williamsburg Inn, Williamsburg Lodge Autograph Collection, the Griffin Hotel, the Williamsburg Woodlands Hotels and Suites and the unique Colonial Houses in the Historical Area. Visitors may also indulge in food and drink at our many on site restaurants and taverns that blend a historically inspired dining experience with today's evolved tastes. Each year over 5 million people visit Williamsburg and another 20 million engage with us digitally.
About the Position Provide support to all Foundation operations as called upon and, when recognized as necessary, in the most appropriate, direct, cost effective, and timely manner without limitations.Constructs, alters, and repairs ironwork, steel and hardware on the 18th century and modern properties as required by the Foundation.
Essential Functions: - Performs blacksmith fabrication, alterations, and repairs to Colonial Williamsburg owned property.
- Performs all types of welding as follows: fire, arc, acetylene and silver solder plus meg.
- Performs pattern making and layout work.
- Responds positively to emergency recalls back to work and is available for routine work scheduled for weekends, holidays, etc.
- Make and repair all locks and keys, including fabrication of 18th century keys.
- Make and repair all brass and iron for stables, carriages and wagons for the coach and livestock stable.
- Must be able to do machinist work on lathes, grinders and benders.
- Must be able to do all types of iron and steel work.
- Must be able to repair and service all machines in relation to job.
- Ability to plan, fabricate and design all production work.
Qualifications: - Proficient in the use of hand and power tools to create 18th century and modern iron works.
- Proven Journeyman skills with 4-8 years' experience in iron works.
- Good communication skills, both oral and written.
- Ability to read plans, specifications and design drawings.
- High school diploma or G.E.D. certificate required.
- Ability to respond for weekends, holidays, nights, and emergency call backs.
- Must possess a valid Commonwealth of Virginia driver's license and have an acceptable driving record based on The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation's criteria.
- Ability to lift and carry up to 75 pounds, ability to work at heights above 30 feet on ladders and scaffolds.
Colonial Williamsburg Company
Job Tags
Holiday work, Night shift, Weekend work,